Open AccessPneumothorax in critically COVID-19 patients with mechanical ventilation
Author(s) -
Allen Widysanto,
Titis Dewi Wahyuni,
Leonardo Simanjuntak,
S. Sunarso,
Sylvia Sagita Siahaan,
C. Gunawan,
Angela Angela,
Teodorus Alfons Pratama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical journal of indonesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.164
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2252-8083
pISSN - 0853-1773
DOI - 10.13181/mji.cr.204798
Subject(s) - pneumothorax , medicine , mechanical ventilation , covid-19 , acute respiratory distress , critically ill , intensive care medicine , ventilation (architecture) , respiratory distress , ards , respiratory failure , pandemic , lung , anesthesia , disease , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , mechanical engineering , outbreak , engineering
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health emergency caused by SARS-CoV-2. A few studies reported pneumothorax in patients with COVID-19. Pneumothorax is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. Hence, it should be considered during the treatment and follow-up of patients with COVID-19. Herein, we reported four cases of pneumothorax in critical COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the ICU and treated with a mechanical ventilation. All patients were diagnosed with COVID-19, type 1 respiratory failure, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. All patients developed pneumothorax during mechanical ventilation, although the ventilator settings were set to lung-protective strategy.